Three years after the October 7 Hamas cross-border blitz, the longstanding political consensus in the US in support of Israel is fracturing. Democratic voters increasingly sympathise with Palestine, more than 100 House...
Aleppo’s historic Umayyad Mosque reopens after 13 years
After years of destruction under the Assad regime, Syria’s historic city of Aleppo is undergoing large-scale reconstruction. Among the landmarks reopening after restoration is the centuries-old Umayyad Mosque, a...
Russia plague: What do we know? | BBC News
A plague scare in Siberia has become a Rorschach test for public health fears in a post-Covid world. Russian officials are investigating the death of a worker at a plague research laboratory. They say she died of...
Indonesia’s wildfires send toxic smog across Southeast Asia
A thick haze is blanketing Singapore, raising concerns over air quality across Southeast Asia. The pollution comes as neighbouring Malaysia faces school closures and health warnings, with smoke from Indonesian wildfires...
2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner calls for end to Gaza genocide
South African human rights pioneer Navi Pillay has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The 85-year-old is a former UN human rights chief who helped...